Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
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Chicago on the sd, notified Commissioner
Midgley that, commencing Jahuary 1, 1887,
they would cease to pay any Of the expenses
incurred by the present Pacific Coast Asso-
citation. From this action sSwas inferred
that the Pacific Coast Association would
cease to exist January 1, 1857
MASKED men severely beat the gripman
and his police escort on the Suffer street
cable line, San Francisco, recently. One
of the attacking party was recognized a
George Kelly, a striker.
JUDGMENTS for S332, 800 against insurance
companies for violating the insurance laws
of Wisconsin have been obtained in the
court at Madison.
THE Chicago local committee Of the Cen
trail Traffic Association held a brief session
recently to consider the protest filed by the
dressed beef shippers complaining OF dis
elimination made in the established tarlh
ratessagainst their interests and in favor OF
live stock shippers. The committee took no
action, on the ground that it was outside OF
its jurisdiction, and referred the matter 70
Commissioner Blanchard
The Supreme Judges OF Minnesota have
united in recommending that the present
tax title law of that State should be re-
pealed-
MRS JOSHUA DEAN was shot through the
heart by her son in Clinton, Ind, recently
whileshe was examining new revolver.
JOHN CONDOR, Q trooper OF Company E,
Seventh cavalry, was frozen TO death the
other night near Fort Yates, Oak. He at
tempted to go from oghat is known as the
Half Way House 90 Winona and he fell by
the wayside. & woman who was with him
went in search OF help and party was or
ganized, but wheA they found Condor be
was frozen stiff.
THE boiler ct Armstrong mine at Argus,
near Des Aoines, love-, exploded recently,
killing three men end wounding two others
IT was reported a Ieavenworth on the
29th that Whitrock alias "Jim Cnm-
mings,'' haG confessed 60 the Adams ex-
press robbery, end thNt . large amount OF
money had been recovered.
FIRE recently destroyed the Mississippi
Valley Transportation steamer X. s. Hayes
and four barges and the Anchor Line
steamer City of Natchez, while lying at the
bank at Cairo, Ill. The loss amounted to
about q million dollarsS insurance un-
known.
IN brewery eccident in East st. Xouis
recently two men inhaled ammonia gas,
John Burke and James Turner. They were
resuscitated after being taken from the
ruins, but both died soon after. j. j. Powell
and Clement Bevelot, two Worzmen at the
place, were cutie seriously injured but will
recover.
In a saloon quarrel Sc Cairo I'll, the other
night, Thomas Spioer, colored, was thrown
to the floor by Henry, Hayes and Thomas
Mehan, who covered him with turpentine
and set fire to his closhiRg. The victim died
soon after end the perpetrators are in jail.
THE Galesburg Gll) opera house was
totally destroyed by fire the other evening.
The building cost 80, 600; insured for &25,
COO. Other losses will aggregate $4,000 to
$4,000.
CAPTAIN SPARROW, an Englishman, who
Went to Nesg Mexico last June 20 go into
the cattle business, and who was feeced
out of hiS entire fortune, SIS, GOO, by cattle
sharks, committed suicide by shooting him
self at Las Vegas, n. NJ, recently.
JUDGE II. u TRIMBLE, of keokuk, special
master in chancery, recently sold the
Wabash road from Council Bluffs to Elm
Flats, near Pettonsburg, Mo, distance 143
miles, 20 E. ". Sheldon for 81, 400, 600, who
bid in che some for committee OF the bond
holders.
MARsHsL MCDONALD thinks Fothering-
ham e, this Adams Express messenger,
equally guilty with Whitrock and the rest
in the robbery on the Frisco road.
SENATOR j. @. FAIR denies that he has
SID the South Pacific Coast railroad to the
Southern Pecific.
contest the recent election for Governor of
MinnesotA.
INTENSE cold recently interrupted milling
operations ct Minneapolis, Mimi, ice block
ing the water wheels.
IT Is reported that Q purse OF 1900 has
been made up 20 defend Arensdorf, the
Sioux City Qowe) brewer, charged with
the murder OF Rev. Haddock in that city.
THE SOUTH
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